Abortive

Synonyms: Failed, non-successful, thwarted, useless, ineffective, to no effect, fruitless, unavailing, sterile, bootless, unsuccessful, vain, futile, worthless, ineffectual, inefficacious, unproductive, to no avail, and nugatory.

Example Sentences

The negotiations were abortive and ended without agreement.

Their abortive attempt to climb the mountain was due to bad weather.

The campaign was abortive because of lack of funding.

The plan proved abortive after unforeseen challenges arose.

An abortive effort to fix the machine delayed production.

The protest was abortive and dispersed quickly.

Their abortive strike lasted only a few hours.

The experiment was abortive and yielded no results.

The abortive mission forced the team to retreat.

An abortive attempt to repair the bridge postponed the opening.